Ἑρ[μίας] Βελ[τί]στω
ς σι[̣ -ca.?- ] τ̣ηρεῶ(νος) [ -ca.?- ἐ]ν Ὠ [̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κώ(?)]μηι
Ἑρμοπολ(ίτου) χα(ίρειν). ὁμολογ[ῶ πεπρ]α̣κέναι σοι τὴν ὑπάρχ[ουσαν μ]ο̣ι βοῦν
φυρόχρωμον σκα[μβὴν τὰ] κέρατ(α) καὶ ἀπέσχον π[αρά σ]ο̣υ τὴν συμπεφωνη[μέν]ην τει-
μὴν ἀργυ(ρίου) δραχ(μὰς) ἑκατ̣ὸν εἴκοσι (γίνονται) ἀργυ(ρίου) (δραχμαὶ) ρκ, ἣν καὶ β̣ε̣β̣αιώσω
πάσῃ βεβαιώσι. ἐ[ὰν] δέ σο̣ι ἀπαρ- ἔσ̣ῃ̣, δ̣ώσω̣ [τὸ ἀ]ρ̣γ̣[ύ]ρι̣ο[ν] τ̣ρ̣ε̣ὶ̣ς̣ 𐅵̣ [κα]ὶ ἀπορείπτεις
ἔτ̣[ο]υς τρισκαιδεκάτο̣υ̣ Αὐτοκ̣ράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα Τραι̣αν[ο]ῦ̣ Σεβασ[τ]οῦ
Γερμανικοῦ Δακ[ι]κοῦ Παχ(ὼν) ιη̣. διπτ( ).
Ἀμ[μ]ώ̣νιο(ς) Ἑρμία τὸ σῶμα καὶ ἔ- γ̣ρ̣α̣(ψα) ὑπ(ὲρ) αὐτ(ου) μ[ὴ] ε̣ἰ̣δότ(ος) γράμματ(α).
Apparatus
Hermias, the best (of) ...
... in the village of ... Hermopolis, greetings. I confess that I have delivered to you the existing cow of mine, of fiery color, with the horns of the ... and I have withheld from you the agreed payment of 120 silver drachmas (which are) silver drachmas, which I will also confirm with all confirmation. If you should refuse, I will give you the silver three times and you will reject it.
In the thirteenth year of the Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajanus Augustus, Germanicus Dacicus, ...
Ammonius Hermias wrote this body and ... under him, without his knowledge, letters.
Ἑρ[μίας] Βελ[τί]στω
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ς σι[ ̣ ]
τ̣ηρεῶ(νος) [ ἐ]ν Ὠ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κώ(?)]μηι Ἑρμοπολ(ίτου) χα(ίρειν).
ὁμολογ[ῶ πεπρ]α̣κέναι σοι τὴν ὑπάρχ[ουσαν μ]ο̣ι βοῦν
φυρόχρωμον σκα[μβὴν τὰ] κέρατ(α)
καὶ ἀπέσχον π[αρά σ]ο̣υ τὴν συμπεφωνη[μέν]ην τει-
μὴν ἀργυ(ρίου) δραχ(μὰς) ἑκατ̣ὸν εἴκοσι (γίνονται) ἀργυ(ρίου) (δραχμαὶ) ρκ,
ἣν καὶ β̣ε̣β̣αιώσω πάσῃ βεβαιώσι.
ἐ[ὰν] δέ σο̣ι ἀπαρέσ̣ῃ̣, δ̣ώσω̣ [τὸ ἀ]ρ̣γ̣[ύ]ρι̣ο[ν] τ̣ρ̣ε̣ὶ̣ς̣ 𐅵̣ [κα]ὶ ἀπορείπτεις αὐτήν.
ἔτ̣[ο]υς τρισκαιδεκάτο̣υ̣ Αὐτοκ̣ράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα Τραι̣αν[ο]ῦ̣ Σεβασ[τ]οῦ
Γερμανικοῦ Δακ[ι]κοῦ Παχ(ὼν) ιη̣. διπτ( ).
Ἀμ[μ]ώ̣νιο(ς) Ἑρμία τὸ σῶμα καὶ ἔ-
γ̣ρ̣α̣(ψα) ὑπ(ὲρ) αὐτ(ου) μ[ὴ] ε̣ἰ̣δότ(ος) γράμματ(α).
Hermias to Beltistos, greetings.
[From the village] of ... in the Hermopolite nome.
I acknowledge that I have sold to you the ox belonging to me,
wheat-colored, with curved horns,
and I have received from you the agreed-upon price,
one hundred twenty silver drachmas (total: 120 silver drachmas),
which I will confirm with every confirmation.
But if it does not please you, I will give back the money within three days,
and you will return it (the ox).
In the thirteenth year of Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus Dacicus,
on the 18th of Pachon. (Second copy.)
I, Ammonios son of Hermias, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.